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Prof. Sarat Kumar Swain’s

Advanced Nanomaterials & Polymers Lab.

Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla

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Dr. Anuradha Biswal

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Dr. Anuradha Biswal

Education

PhD (Chemistry), 2024
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla

Masters of Science, 2016
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Science, 2014
Sailabala Women’s College, Cuttack

Higher Secondary Examination, 2011
D.A.V. Public School, CDA, Cuttack

High School Certificate Examination, 2009
D.A.V. Public School, CDA, Cuttack

Contact

Anuradha_phdchem@vssut.ac.in

Social Media

Hailing from the enchanting Silver City, Cuttack, I am Dr. Anuradha Biswal, a vibrant blend of creativity, curiosity, and ambition. My life is painted with hobbies that bring joy and colour: painting vivid canvases, whipping up culinary delights in the kitchen, and embracing the art of shopping as a form of self-expression. Beyond these passions, I’m deeply captivated by the world of biomedical research. I find immense fulfilment in decoding the intricate mechanisms of life and exploring innovative solutions to enhance healthcare. With a goal to make a lasting impact in the pharmaceutical industry, I aspire to bring new ideas to life that push the boundaries of science and medicine. artistry with intellect, crafting not only beautiful creations but also a brighter future through research. I find solace in the beauty and tranquillity of nature which serves as an escape from hectic work schedules. Travel fuels my curiosity, allowing to immerse myself in diverse cultures and landscapes. Rooted in the rich culture of Cuttack and driven by an inquisitive mind, I thrive on blending intellect, artistry, and a love for research in every facet of life.

Research Interests

Wound Healing Drug Delivery Biosensing Packaging

Journal Publications

  1. A. Biswal, S. S. Purohit, J. Pratapsingh, L. Mishra, M. Monalisa, S. B. Biswal and S. K Swain* "Synergistic Effect of f-MWCNT and Nano Titania on Wound Healing Efficacy of Chitosan Films in Drosophila and Rat Models" ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6(24), 23064-23077, (American Chemical Society), (2023). (Impact Factor: 5.9) ISSN: 2574-0970. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c04413.
  2. A. Biswal, S. Purohit, L. Mishra, M. Mishra, B. Routray, S. Biswal, S. Nayak, S. K. Swain* "Nano CaCO₃ Mediated Wound Healing Characteristics of Chitosan Films in Invertebrates and Vertebrates Without Added Drugs" International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, (Elsevier), (2024). ISSN: 2373-9878. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.142057.
  3. A. Biswal, S. S. Purohit and S. K. Swain* "Chitosan based Composite Scaffolds in Skin Wound Repair: A Review" Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 84, 104549, (Elsevier), (2023). (Impact Factor: 5.0) ISSN: 1773-2247. DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2023.104549.
  4. S. Purohit, A. Biswal, L. Mishra, M. Monalisa, S. B. Biswal, S. K Swain* "In vivo Wound Healing in Drosophila Melanogaster and Mouse models: Synergistic Effect of Bovine Serum Albumin and Graphene Quantum Dots" ACS Applied Bio Materials, (American Chemical Society), (2023). (Impact Factor: 4.7) ISSN: 2576-6422. DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00743.
  5. A. Biswal, P. K. Sethy and S. K. Swain* "Change in Orientation of Polyacrylic Acid and Chitosan Networks by imprintment of Gold Nanoparticles" Polymer-Plastic Technology and Materials, 60(2), 182-194, (Tylor & Francis), (2021). (Impact Factor: 2.439) ISSN: 0360-2559. DOI: 10.1080/25740881.2020.1793196.
  6. S. S. Purohit, A. Biswal, P. Mohapatra, O. Khamari, K. Dash, M. Mishra, S. B. Biswal, S. Nayak, S. K. Swain* "Lysozyme/N-GQD loaded carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels for healing of excision wounds in Drosophila and Sprague Dawley rats" International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 306, 141638 (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.141638.
  7. Sk. Nazrul, A. Biswal, K.M. Sahu, S. Sana and S. K. Swain* "Nano Silver imprinted Starch-co-Polymethylmethacrylamide Sandwiched Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocomposite Films for Packaging Application" Starch/Stärke, (Wiley-VCH) 2300106, (2024). (Equal Contribution with First Author)
  8. B. Patra, A. Biswal, S. Swain, L. Behera, and S. K. Swain* "Role of nano SiC in enhancement of mechanical, barrier, and flame-retardant properties of PANI-co-PAA films" Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 63(5), 504-517, (Tylor & Francis), (2024). (Impact Factor: 2.439) ISSN: 2574-089X. DOI: 10.1080/25740881.2023.2297963. (Equal Contribution with First Author)
  9. S. Swain, S. Patra, S. Panigrahi, A. Biswal, P. Mohapatra & S. K. Swain* "Rhodamine B embedded silver nanogranules for selective sensing of l-cysteine" Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 330, 125722, (Elsevier), (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2025.125722
  10. Sk. Nazrul, A. Biswal, L. Behera, and S. K. Swain* "Synthesis of Sandwiched Chitosan-g- PMMA Nanocomposite by Layered Double Hydroxides for Packaging Applications" Polymer Bulletin, 81(1), 633-660, (Springer), (2023). (Impact Factor: 3.2) ISSN: 1436-2449. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-023-04732-6.
  11. S. K. Swain*, Sk. Nazrul, S. K Das, A. Biswal and L. Behera "Layered Double Hydroxides bundled Agar-g-PAN/Ag Nanocomposite Films: A Strategy to Improve Thermal, Barrier and Antibacterial Properties" Materials Today Communication, 37, 107073, (Elsevier), (2023). (Impact Factor: 3.8) ISSN: 2352-4928. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107073.
  12. Sk. Nazrul, L. Behera, R. K. Singh, A. Biswal, S. K. Swain* "Combined Effect of Layered Double Hydroxides and Nano silver on Bacterial Inhibition and Gas Barrier Properties of Chitosan Grafted Polyacrylonitrile Nanocomposites" Polymer-Plastic Technology and Materials, 61(18), 1959-1972, (Tylor & Francis), (2022). (Impact Factor: 2.439) ISSN: 2574-089X. DOI: 10.1080/25740881.2022.2086814.
  13. P. K. Sethy, A. Biswal, P. Mohapatra, and S. K. Swain* "Nano BN Reinforced Cellulose-based Tripolymeric Hybrid Nanocomposites as Packaging Materials" Polymer-Plastic Technology and Materials, 61(11), 1233-1243, (Tylor & Francis), (2022). (Impact Factor: 2.439) ISSN: 2574-089X. DOI: 10.1080/25740881.2022.2044048.
  14. K. Prusty, A. Biswal, S. B. Biswal and S. K. Swain* "Synthesis of Soy protein/Polyacrylamide Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Delivery of Ciprofloxacin Drug" Materials Chemistry and Physics, 234, 378-289, (Elsevier), (2019). (Impact Factor: 4.6) ISSN: 0254-0584. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.05.038.
  15. K. M. Sahu, A. Biswal, U. Manisha and S. K. Swain* "Sustained Release of Ciprofloxacin Mediated by β-Cyclodextrin Modified CQD/Dextran based Hydrogels via Host-Guest Mechanism" International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 269(2), 132132, (Elsevier), (2024). (Impact Factor: 8.2) ISSN: 0141-8130. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132132.

Edited Books

  1. Chitosan Nanocomposites: Bionanomechanical Applications: Prof. Sarat Kumar Swain and Anuradha Biswal, Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore, 1st Ed. (2023), ISBN: 9780128167717. (409 Pages)
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Chapters in Edited Books

  1. A. Biswal, S. Swain and S. K. Swain* “Natural Products based Antibacterial and Antiviral Materials”, Chapter 8: Antibacterial & Antiviral Functional Materials, Volume 1, Edited by: K. Deshmukh and C. M. Hussain, 1st Edition 2023, American Chemical Society. eISBN: 9780841297043. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2023-1458
  2. A. Biswal, S. Patra, K.M. Sahu and S. K. Swain* “Nanomaterials: Overview and Historical Perspectives”, Chapter 1: Nanoheterostructures and Applications: A Ladder to Future Sustainable Environment, Edited by: N. Das and H. T. Das, 1st Edition 2023, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).
  3. A. Biswal and S. K. Swain* “Chitosan: A smart biomaterial”, Chapter 1: Chitosan Nanocomposite: Bionanomechanical Applications, Edited by: S. K. Swain and A. Biswal, 1st Edition 2023, Springer Nature, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-19-9645-0. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-9646-7_1
  4. A. Biswal, S. K. Swain* “Nanohybrid Materials”, Chapter 2: Nanohybrid Materials for Water Purification, Edited by: Sarat K. Swain, 1st Edition 2022, Springer. ISBN: 9789811923319. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2332-6_2
  5. A. Biswal and S. K. Swain* “Dextran and pullulan-based hybrid materials for tissue engineering applications”, Chapter 8: Polysaccharide-Based Nanocomposites for Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Edited by: S. A. Bhawani, Z. Karim and M. Jawaid, 1st Edition 2021, Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-821230-1. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821230-1.00015-3
  6. A. Biswal and S. K. Swain* “Smart composite materials for civil engineering applications”, Chapter 11: Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Smart Materials, Edited by: R. Bouhfid, A. el Kacem Qaiss, M. Jawaid et al., 1st Edition 2021, Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-08-103013-4. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-103013-4.00011-X
  7. A. Biswal and S. K. Swain* “Fabrication of bionanocomposites from chitosan: preparation to applications”, Chapter 3: Chitin- and Chitosan-Based Biocomposites for Food Packing Applications, Edited by: J. Jacob, S. Loganathan and S. Thomas, 1st Edition 2020, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). ISBN: 978-0-367-28090-1.
  8. K. Prusty, A. Biswal, N. Sarkar and S. K. Swain* “Oral delivery of insulin by hybrid polymers”, Chapter 7: Applications of Encapsulation and Controlled Release, Edited by: M. Mishra, 1st Edition 2019, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). ISBN: 978-1-138-11878-2.

Awards and Achievements

  1. Elsevier Best Poster Award, APM 2025, CIPET Lucknow
  2. ACS Best Poster Award, ICFM 2024, IIT Kharagpur
  3. 2nd Prize (Oral Presentation), AMSSA 2024, Utkal University
  4. Research Papers published: 11

Conferences Attended

  1. International Conference on Functional Materials (ICFM 2024), Organized by: Materials Science Centre, IIT Kharagpur, January 09–11, 2024. (Poster Presentation) ACS Best Poster Award
  2. 11th International Conference on “Advancements in Polymeric Materials” (APM-2020), Organized by: Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET): School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP) - APDDRL, Bengaluru, February 13–15, 2020. (Poster Presentation)
  3. International Conference on Functional Materials (ICFM 2020), Organized by: Materials Science Centre, IIT Kharagpur, January 06–08, 2020. (Poster Presentation)
  4. National Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Societal Applications (AMSSA – 2024), Organized by: Department of Chemistry, Utkal University, November 28–29, 2024. (Oral Presentation) 2nd Prize
  5. 16th International Conference on “Advancements in Polymeric Materials” (APM-2025), Organized by: Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET): IPT, Lucknow, March 08–10, 2025. (Poster Presentation) Elsevier Best Poster Award